The first month of the Minor League season is in the books, and looking at each system's hottest hitter can be instructive. A year ago at this time, Konnor Griffin (Pirates) was showing why he had the highest ceiling in the 2024 Draft. Roman Anthony (Red Sox) and Moisés Ballesteros

On June 15, 2024, Snoop Dogg joined the Brewers broadcast booth for a home game against the Reds and initially doubted the arm strength of Elly De La Cruz on a weak infield grounder. “Oh lord,” the rapper said after the Reds shortstop nailed a strike to throw out Brice

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With the way he has been pitching over the last two years in the Yankees system, it only felt like a matter of time until Elmer Rodríguez got his chance in the Major League rotation. As it turns out, that chance is coming this week. The Yankees are calling up

During A.J. Ewing’s breakout 2025 season, he climbed three levels from Single-A to Double-A and pushed his way onto the Top 100 Prospects list. With his latest move, he’s already joining his second level of 2026 with only The Show left to go. The Mets promoted Ewing -- the club’s

Once upon a time in baseball, picking which pitchers had the best fastball was done solely based on how hard they threw. When the radar gun started being used in the 1970s, it was a quick and easy way to measure who had the best heater. But as the game

Pedro Ramírez entered 2026 with a reputation as a hit-over-power prospect. With every passing week with Triple-A Iowa, he’s doing something bit by bit to change that. The Cubs’ No. 8 prospect homered twice and drove in a career-high eight runs Wednesday afternoon in Iowa’s 15-9 win over Louisville at

Konnor Griffin got off to a quick start at Single-A Bradenton last year and was promoted to High-A on June 10. The way things are going for fellow first-rounder Seth Hernandez, he might be on an even faster timeline. The No. 2 Pirates prospect tossed five no-hit innings Friday for

Sometimes, the easiest way a rookie position player can impact the Major League club upon his first callup is by playing high-quality defense, and there’s evidence that prospects are more defensively ready in the bigs than they’ve ever been before. To wit, there have been 19 total rookies who have

Not every star rookie makes an Opening Day roster. Take last year, for example. The most devastating rookie in baseball, Nick Kurtz, didn't join the Athletics until April 23 and slashed .290/.383/.619 with 36 homers in 117 games. Cade Horton arrived in May for the Cubs and posted a 2.67

Don’t put away the bunting just yet. As of last Friday, all four full-season levels of the Minor Leagues -- Triple-A, Double-A, High-A and Single-A -- have officially begun their 2026 regular seasons. But while many low-level clubs have held their home openers, many others -- quite literally half of

With the Minor League season kicking off, here's where the D-backs’ Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

1. Ryan Waldschmidt (MLB No. 57), OF -- Reno (Triple-A)
2. Kayson Cunningham, SS -- Visalia (Single-A)
3. Slade Caldwell, OF -- Hillsboro (High-A)
4. Tommy Troy, 2B/OF -- Reno (Triple-A) 5.

With games kicking off on Thursday at both levels of A ball as well as Double-A, and Triple-A entering its second week of play, the 2026 Minor League season is now fully underway. That means we can finally see all of our favorite prospects performing on the field. We know

With the Minor League season kicking off, here's where the Rays’ Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

1. Theo Gillen (MLB No. 72), OF -- Bowling Green (High-A)
2. Brody Hopkins (MLB No. 81), RHP -- Durham (Triple-A)
3. Jacob Melton, OF -- Durham (Triple-A)
4. Daniel Pierce, SS

With the Minor League season kicking off, here's where the Tigers’ Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

1. Kevin McGonigle (MLB No. 2), SS -- Detroit (MLB)
2. Max Clark (MLB No. 8), OF -- Toledo (Triple-A)
3. Bryce Rainer (MLB No. 33), SS -- Lakeland (Single-A)
4. Josue

With the Minor League season kicking off, here's where the Nationals’ Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

1. Eli Willits (MLB No. 11), SS -- Fredericksburg (Single-A)
2. Travis Sykora (MLB No. 52), RHP -- Injured (Tommy John rehab)
3. Harry Ford (MLB No. 68), C -- Rochester (Triple-A)

With the Minor League season kicking off, here's where the Padres’ Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

Kevin McGonigle (MLB No. 2), JJ Wetherholt (MLB No. 5) and Carson Benge (MLB No. 16) opened the 2026 season as Major Leaguers, along with 17 other members of MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects list. Baseball's No. 1 prospect Konnor Griffin lasted just five games at Triple-A before he got

Major League fans, get ready to meet the next five-tool monster. No. 1 overall prospect Konnor Griffin is expected to be called up by the Pirates for his MLB debut in their home opener Friday, as Jason Mackey noted Thursday. Taken ninth overall in the 2024 Draft, Griffin shot up

With the Minor League season kicking off, here's where the Brewers’ Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

1. Jesús Made (MLB No. 3), SS/2B -- Biloxi (Double-A)
2. Luis Peña (MLB No. 24), INF -- Wisconsin (High-A)
3. Jett Williams (MLB No. 49), SS/2B/OF -- Nashville (Triple-A)
4. Cooper

With the Minor League season kicking off, here's where the Cardinals’ Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

1. JJ Wetherholt (MLB Pipeline No. 5), INF -- St. Louis (MLB)
2. Liam Doyle (MLB No. 32), LHP -- Springfield (Double-A)
3. Rainiel Rodriguez (MLB No. 35), C -- Peoria (High-A)

With the Minor League season kicking off, here's where the Mets’ Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

1. Carson Benge (MLB No. 14), OF -- New York (MLB)
2. Jonah Tong (MLB No. 46), RHP -- Syracuse (Triple-A)
3. A.J. Ewing (MLB No. 94), OF -- Binghamton (Double-A) 4.

With the Minor League season kicking off, here's where the Blue Jays’ Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

With the Minor League season kicking off, here's where the Royals’ Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

1. Carter Jensen (MLB No. 16), C -- Kansas City (MLB)
2. Blake Mitchell (MLB No. 72), C -- Quad Cities (High-A)
3. Kendry Chourio, RHP -- Columbia (Single-A)
4. David Shields,

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